Vegan diet high in legumes can help you lose weight, study finds
Most people are aware that switching to a vegan diet can be beneficial for their health. A new 16-week study by the Physicians Committee...
Processed foods are key to developing obesity, study finds
A comprehensive study conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre has bolstered the Protein Leverage Hypothesis as a significant factor...
Scientists find new mechanism behind obesity
A paper published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences highlights growing evidence for the "protein leverage hypothesis," which posits...
Scientists find new cause of obesity epidemic
Most of us think that people gain weight because they eat too much or don't exercise enough. But what if there were something else...
The surprising link between inflammation and weight loss after bariatric surgery
Obesity is a growing concern that costs the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK around £6 billion a year, a number projected to...
The link between memory, eating, and obesity
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have made an exciting discovery: the connections in certain brain circuits related...
Plant-based diet may help allergic diseases in obesity
Allergic diseases, characterized by chronic inflammation and aberrant immune responses, can affect various parts of the body such as the lungs, skin, and nasal...
Phone-based therapy boosts mental health after weight loss surgery
Weight loss surgeries like bariatric procedures are increasingly becoming a last-resort solution for people struggling with obesity.
While the surgeries often work well for losing...
Can body contouring influence long-term weight loss post-bariatric surgery?
A recent study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery challenges the previously held belief that body contouring surgeries aid in long-term weight loss or...
Why your BMI doesn’t tell the whole story about your health
You might have heard of BMI, or Body Mass Index.
It's a quick way to check if your weight is healthy compared to your height....